I wear a G-Shock with metal band most of the time, doesn't look like they sell it anymore. Casio GW-2500BD. I had an unfortunate improvised skateboard accident with the Citizen (busted the face, Citizen repaired it for a fee) and I think the G-Shock will fare better should something like that reoccur.

If you don't know anything about watches and your budget is $250.00, you will be happy with a Seiko or Citizen. Go for what you think looks good and don't worry about it. The other stuff doesn't mean much to someone not into watches so stick with the quality and reliable Jap watches.

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Originally Posted By 1387Delta:If you don't know anything about watches and your budget is $250.00, you will be happy with a Seiko or Citizen. Go for what you think looks good and don't worry about it. The other stuff doesn't mean much to someone not into watches so stick with the quality and reliable Jap watches.

This.

I'm partial to Seikos myself.

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Originally Posted By 1387Delta:
If you don't know anything about watches and your budget is $250.00, you will be happy with a Seiko or Citizen. Go for what you think looks good and don't worry about it. The other stuff doesn't mean much to someone not into watches so stick with the quality and reliable Jap watches.

I got a Luminox from Orvis on their closeout web site for well under $250. Best watch ever as far as a daily wear kinda thing. Better time keeper than my Rolex and more confortable too.
It's not flashy, but when the watch snobs are scoping you out- they have no ammo to rag on your stuff.

Originally Posted By BB:The best WATCH is a tough solar waveceptor Casio G-Shock.

I think I'll go with this. My Seikos looked pretty and worked great while they lasted. The problem was that neither made it past 4 years. My first cheapo Casio was bought to replace the Seiko until I could get it fixed and they wanted way too much to fix it, lasted for 8 years. When it fianlly died I took a chance on another Siko self-wind

Saw a lot of good things about the G-Shock here and other places and this one has been about 7 years now.. then again I think of watches as a combination tool/jewelry. If it works and looks right for the outfit, go for it. Au uber tactical super duper divers paratrooper watch looks screwy in most settings. B And over expensive watches? well unless you really need all the bells and whistles, who needs a multi-thousand $$ watch. I mean who are you impressing? If you can throw the money, why not? but doingwithout stuff to have a fancy watch?

Citizen Eco Drive Perpetual Calendar. I've got this same watch with an orange face and luminescent hands and markers. It is a solid, nicely made watch. If it was my only watch, it'd be a boss fucking timepiece. The orange is a little much though, so it doesn't get as much wear as others.

The eco drive is a solar powered quartz. It's a nice movement. From a full charge, it'll run for months in a drawer, but they should be regularly exposed to light to keep 'em running. This one has the perpetual calendar function that keeps track of month and year so, unlike most analog watches, it's date function never wanders. It's also got a stopwatch and a secondary time zone function, but I never use them.

Anyway, this version has the whole fucking face glow in the dark. Citizen uses good stuff, the hands on mine have very good luminescence. Regular price on these is north of $200 by a fair bit. This guy has display models for $167.

Shit man, you buy it and think you'd prefer the orange face, I'll trade ya straight across. That glow in the dark is nice.

Originally Posted By WinstonSmith:Dude... I found you a fucking watch.

Citizen Eco Drive Perpetual Calendar. I've got this same watch with an orange face and luminescent hands and markers. It is a solid, nicely made watch. If it was my only watch, it'd be a boss fucking timepiece. The orange is a little much though, so it doesn't get as much wear as others.

The eco drive is a solar powered quartz. It's a nice movement. From a full charge, it'll run for months in a drawer, but they should be regularly exposed to light to keep 'em running. This one has the perpetual calendar function that keeps track of month and year so, unlike most analog watches, it's date function never wanders. It's also got a stopwatch and a secondary time zone function, but I never use them.

Anyway, this version has the whole fucking face glow in the dark. Citizen uses good stuff, the hands on mine have very good luminescence. Regular price on these is north of $200 by a fair bit. This guy has display models for $167.

Shit man, you buy it and think you'd prefer the orange face, I'll trade ya straight across. That glow in the dark is nice.